Search results

Displaying 1 - 10 results of 36 for "bonttobie bird"

• A garden to remember

  Craig was devastated when his mother passed away, but keeping a garden in her memory is helping the Kāinga Ora customer get through. , cactuses and bird baths. “If you can find a weed I’ll shout you a bottle of champagne,” he says with a laugh. Glenice, Craig’s mother, once lived just metres away

• Celebrating the opening of Freeland Reserve in Roskill South

  On Saturday 29 October the Roskill South community joined the Kāinga Ora Roskill Development Team to celebrate the reopening of Freeland Reserve. community space now reflects the community and mana whenua. Local whānau attending the community day talked about loving the new bird life and were keen to

• Self-sown and supreme: How a Greenlane garden grew

  Congratulations to our Greenlane customer David, whose paradise of palms, succulents and native plants has earned the top award in this year’s Great Gardens of Kāinga Ora competition. , upcycled ornaments and birdsong. And it’s in those details you’ll find the secret to creating a sanctuary of your own – and how to do it on a budget, he says

• Feeding our wild friends at the zoo

  When two Kāinga Ora sites were cleared in West Auckland recently, we were delighted to be able to donate vegetation to the very hungry residents of Auckland Zoo. is a fantastic plant for the primates and elephant Burma will munch through many plants each week. Bottlebrush flowers are a favourite for birds and primates

• Tinna’s whimsical garden filling hearts – and tummies

  Everyone needs a sanctuary – a place to retreat to when life gets tough. For Christchurch mum Tinna, her sanctuary is the garden she has lovingly created at her Kāinga Ora home, Bush Cottage. garden, brightly coloured fences, bird feeders made out of repurposed soup ladles, a makeshift glasshouse with a chandelier in it, and trinkets everywhere

• Te Ara Awataha wins big at prestigious engineering awards

  The work to rejuvenate a greenway in Northcote, Auckland, has been recognised at this year’s Institute of Public Works Engineering Australasia (IPWEA) NZ 2023 Asset Management Excellence Awards, with the project team taking home three awards. important part of the local stormwater network, it also a significant habitat for birds and other wildlife, including nationally threatened species like the

• From growing plants to growing communities

  Kāinga Ora has collaborated with St Brigid's School in Johnsonville to help bring a community garden to life. help the continued growth of the garden – from growing plants from seeds and making seedpods to feed birds during the winter, through to creating crafts that

• New Zealand public housing pilot to feature at UN Climate Change Conference

  An innovative new Kāinga Ora public housing pilot tackling climate change in the built environment will feature on the world stage at the United Nations Climate Conference (COP26). network of plant life supporting insects, birds and other animals so they can co-exist and thrive alongside the new development. Kāinga Ora has already

• Having a pet

  We know that pets can be great companions, and where possible, we want you and your whānau to experience the many benefits of pet ownership. , horse, pigs, goats) that are kept as pets Birds, fish and small animals Saying yes to a pet We will check that your home and pet are suitable, and if

• Crowned with merit and excellence for public housing developments

  Hosted by the Property Council New Zealand the Property Industry Awards celebrates excellence in design and innovation in the built environment. Four Kāinga Ora public housing developments were recognised at the recent 2023 gala awards dinner. was developed with input from local people, and the colour scheme throughout the development which references the kererū bird and colours of the kauri tree. I